Richardson, Jenna; Hearn, Cathleen(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand (CHOPS) produces large amounts of sand, which is stockpiled before being disposed of into salt caverns. This disposal process is inefficient and is an economic burden on the company. The ...

Flaman, Luke; Chow, Ariele(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

This device holds seven days’ worth of pills, sorted into breakfast, lunch, supper, and bedtime doses. At the designated breakfast time, all the pills for that day fall into four cups. At each pill time, an alarm sounds ...

Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology may be able to reduce energy consumption in wastewater treatment plants by generating electricity from the wastewater. Organic matter is removed by biological reactions during the ...

Zabolotnii, Elena(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

A four-step process to mitigate wildlife collisions on a provincial scale was developed and field-tested in the Chesterfield Bridge case study. The process was largely automated using original methodology and tested in the ...

Zunti, Shaun; Amundson, Jeff(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

Constructed wetlands are man-made wetlands used to treat contaminated effluent from many different sources, including industrial waste, city sewage, and various other waste streams. The purpose of this project is to increase ...

The Fly Ash Pneumatic Cleaner removes fly ash from the plates and electrodes of an electrostatic precipitator which collects fly ash particles produced during the combustion of coal at SaskPower Boundary Dam in Estevan, ...

Francis, Erica(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

Underbalanced Drilling (UBD) has many benefits, including the mitigation of skin damage during the drilling process. How this reduction, or prevention, of skin damage actually benefits a reservoir and the overall recovery ...

Storozuk, Robert(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

Current parameters used to determine gas emission levels in small aircraft are mainly theoretical. This project develops a practical method that can be universally applied to most small aircraft to collect gas samples and ...

Vuthitanachot, Kitton; Yang, Lang(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

The Gesture Mouse is a device that captures finger motion via infra-red sensing, and translates the movements into standard Human Interface Device (HID) mouse commands. As the user moves his/her fingers in the air, the ...

Kolbeck, Carter; Wilkinson, Brad(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

This system demonstrates the feasibility of recognizing hand gestures by optically measuring the motion of forearm tendons. When a person moves his or her fingers (performs a gesture), there is a corresponding motion in ...

Foulkes, Matthew; Trithardt, Sean(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

The purpose of this project is to investigate the theory and practice of the slug test for determining hydraulic conductivity in the field. Applying the slug test method to an aquifer saves time, and is considered inexpensive ...

Aqeel, Swied(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

This wireless monitoring system allows various events to be tracked, logged, and alarmed to a homeowner viewing a custom- made LCD terminal. Remote devices can be individually programmed for alarm functions, and external ...

Li, Zhenqi(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

The Household Electronic Devices Controller allows the user to control stationary devices from anywhere in the home without worrying about “line-of-sight” problems. Infrared signals for different devices can be programmed ...

Cunningham, Kendra; Matheson, Patrick(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

Vicinitea is a virtual message board application for both iPhone and Android systems, which allows users to drop messages targeted at a specific location. The system is based on GPS and various other location determination ...

Affleck, Tyson; Ruether, Bryan(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

Miscible flooding is an effective tertiary Enhanced Oil Recovery technique after primary and secondary recovery methods have been exhausted. Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) is the pressure at which miscibility is achieved ...

Schneider, Stephen; Tan, Nigel(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

The Albert Park neighbourhood of Regina has experienced multiple flood events in the last 40 years. The existing drainage system and several alternative designs were modelled in EPA SWMM, a stormwater drainage software ...

Stephenson, Matthew; Grimard, Kyle(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

A modern roundabout has been identified as a possibility for the intersection of Highway No. 364 and Assiniboia Street in Balgonie, SK. The roundabout must accommodate the traffic volumes of the highway and the minor road, ...

Eberle, Whitney; Reeve, Scott(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Regina, 2011-04-02)

The Hay River Pool has been developed with water-flooding through horizontal wells, but the reservoir appears suitable for near-miscible CO2-hydrocarbon injection. Our objective is to find the optimal CO2-hydrocarbon ...

The proper bit can increase the rate of penetration (ROP) and reduce overall drilling costs. Conventional analytical optimization methods alone are not sufficient due to the complexity and non linearity of the factors ...